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Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died August 1904 · Arkansas

A Black man held in the jail near Crozette, Arkansas, was taken from the jail on a Sunday in August 1904 and lynched about three miles from the town, according to a special dispatch to the Arkansas Gazette. His name is not given in the account. The man was killed by a mob that took him from the jail.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Arkansas Gazette, citing a special dispatch from Crozette, reports that a man held in the local jail was taken out and lynched about three miles from town.

Reported by: Arkansas Gazette, via a special dispatch from Crozette (reporters).

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